The parents of a 2-year-old child who sustained severe head trauma from falling out of a second-story window are arguing in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), and are blaming each other for the child's accident
Which is the best nursing diagnosis for this family?: 1. Parental role conflict related to protecting the child
2. Hopelessness related to the child's deteriorating condition
3. Anxiety related to the critical care unit environment
4. Family coping: compromised, related to the child's critical injury
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Rationale:
1. Parental role conflict does not refer to the parents' argument in the PICU, but means a parent is conflicted or confused about some aspect of the parental role.
2. Each parent might be experiencing hopelessness and anxiety, but they are not coping well as a family unit.
3. Each parent might be experiencing hopelessness and anxiety, but they are not coping well as a family unit.
4. The parents are displaying ineffective coping behaviors as a family.
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